'TCF Bandit' robs bank in Norridge

August 06, 2009

A bank robber the FBI has dubbed the "TCF Bandit" struck again Wednesday at a bank branch in northwest suburban Norridge, an agency official said today.

Officials believe the man has robbed at least 10 banks in the area since February 2007, said Ross Rice, a spokesman for the FBI's Chicago office. Wednesday's robbery happened at about 11 a.m. at a Charter One Bank branch at 4411 N. Cumberland Ave.

The man is believed to have struck the TCF branch inside the Jewel Food Store at 507 E. Woodlawn Ave. in LaGrange Park on July 6. Officials suspect he robbed the same location on March 13, 2008.

The man robbed the same Franklin Park TCF branch three separate times, on Feb. 4, July 8 and Nov. 29, according to the FBI.

He is described as a clean-shaven, white male with a large build, 35 to 45 years old, between 5 foot 6 inches and 5 foot 8 inches tall.

Officials believe the man robbed a TCF branch on Irving Park Road on Feb. 10 and a TCF branch on North Cumberland Road on Dec. 20, 2007. He is also wanted for robbing the Norridge TCF branch in February 2008 and a branch in Westchester on April 8, 2008.

Also today, the FBI said another serial bank robber struck again Wednesday.